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Salt of the Earth
[BE THE FIRST TO RATE THIS MOVIE]Calorie Rating: 132
Released: 1954-03-14
Running Time: 94 Minutes
Studios: Intl Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers, Independent Production Company (IPC),
At New Mexico's Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but he is shown to be a hypocrite by treating his pregnant wife, Esperanza, with a similar unfairness. When an injunction stops the men from protesting, however, the gender roles are reversed, and women find themselves on the picket lines while the men stay at home.
